# Katvan Village, Devgad, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Devgad, Sindhudurg 

# Katvan

Katvan is a village in Devgad sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **794 people in 171 households**, the 59th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.4%.

- 794people (2011)
- 171households
- 88.2%literacy
- 1,031females per 1,000 males

## Katvan PIN code and other codes

Katvan falls in Devgad sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockDevgad
- Census village code566321

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Katvan from nearby towns?

- Devgad (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)83 km by road
- Malwan (nearest town)34 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Katvan?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Katvan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Devgad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Devgad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shirgaon
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Katvan known for?

The main crops are **mango, coconut and cashew**. About 6% of the 213 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Katvan

Of every 100 households in Katvan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Katvan · ■ Devgad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**7%

Tap water ****63%**

**39%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**80%

Use banking services ****60%**

**61%

Television ****46%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****19%**

**28%

Own their home ****100%**

**90%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Katvan?

■ Katvan · ■ Devgad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.2%**

**86.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031**

**1051

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****939**

**924

Working population ****33.9%**

**41.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.1% for men and 80.6% for women. 55% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 74 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (4%) · **■** Other work 7 (3%) · **■** Marginal 178 (66%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Devgad

- Katwaneshwar829 people
- Tembavali829 people
- Wanivade811 people
- Dhoptewadi796 people
- Phanase738 people
- Pavnai732 people
- Tambaldeg731 people
- Mohulgaon715 people

[All 98 villages in Devgad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/devgad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Katvan from Oras Bk.?83 km by road
- What is the population of Katvan?794 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katvan in?Sindhudurg district (Devgad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Katvan?88.2% (Census 2011)